Cincinnati Reds 3, Houston Astros 0
Regular Season Game 78
Doubleheader Opener
Played on Friday, July 3, 1970 (N) at Riverfront Stadium
HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 1 CIN N 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 x - 3 7 0
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Cedeno rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 Morgan 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 3 Wynn cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Pepitone lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 Menke ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 Watson 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 11 0 Rader 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Edwards c 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 Wilson p 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 Geiger ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Totals 32 0 5 0 2 9 24 12 FIELDING - E: Watson (2). BATTING - 2B: Cedeno (3,off Nolan). Team LOB: 7.
Cincinnati Reds AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Rose rf 3 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 Tolan cf 4 2 2 0 0 0 6 0 Perez 3b 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 Bench c 2 0 0 0 2 0 11 0 May 1b 4 0 0 1 0 0 5 1 Cline lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 Helms 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 Woodward ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 Carbo ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Chaney pr,ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 Nolan p 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 31 3 7 2 6 1 27 8 BATTING - 2B: Cline 2 (2,off Wilson 2). 3B: Perez (2,off Wilson). IBB: Helms (2,by Wilson); Carbo (3,by Wilson). Team LOB: 10. BASERUNNING - CS: Rose (5,2nd base by Ray/Edwards).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Wilson L(2-4) 6 5 2 2 4 0 0 27 Ray 2 2 1 1 2 1 0 10 Totals 8 7 3 3 6 1 0 37 WP: Wilson 2 (8). IBB: Wilson 2 (3,Helms,Carbo).
Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Nolan W(9-4) 9 5 0 0 2 9 0 34 Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Ken Burkhart Time of Game: 2:11 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Cincinnati Reds 1. Cedeno rf Rose rf 2. Morgan 2b Tolan cf 3. Wynn cf Perez 3b 4. Pepitone lf Bench c 5. Menke ss May 1b 6. Watson 1b Cline lf 7. Rader 3b Helms 2b 8. Edwards c Woodward ss 9. Wilson p Nolan p ASTROS 1ST: Cedeno doubled to center; Morgan grounded out (pitcher to catcher); Wynn flied out to center; Pepitone struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); Tolan grounded out (first unassisted); Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. ASTROS 2ND: Menke struck out; Watson flied out to center; Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: Bench grounded out (shortstop to first); May popped to second; Cline doubled to right; Helms popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. ASTROS 3RD: Edwards flied out to center; Wilson singled to left; On a bunt Cedeno singled to third [Wilson to second]; Morgan forced Cedeno (shortstop to second) [Wilson to third]; Wynn struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. REDS 3RD: Woodward popped to catcher in foul territory; Nolan grounded out (shortstop to first); Rose walked; Tolan singled to center [Rose to third]; Wilson threw a wild pitch [Rose scored, Tolan to second]; Perez tripled to right [Tolan scored]; Bench walked; May flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 2. ASTROS 4TH: Pepitone singled to right; Menke flied out to center; Watson walked [Pepitone to second]; Rader struck out; Edwards struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 2. REDS 4TH: Cline grounded out (first unassisted); Helms singled to left; Woodward flied out to right; Nolan forced Helms (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 2. ASTROS 5TH: Wilson struck out; Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 2. REDS 5TH: Rose flied out to right; Tolan grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 2. ASTROS 6TH: Wynn walked; Pepitone forced Wynn (first to shortstop); Menke flied out to center; Watson singled to first [Pepitone to second]; Rader struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 2. REDS 6TH: Bench flied out to right; May grounded out (shortstop to first); Cline doubled to left; Helms was walked intentionally; CARBO BATTED FOR WOODWARD; Wilson threw a wild pitch [Cline to third, Helms to second]; Carbo was walked intentionally; CHANEY RAN FOR CARBO; Nolan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 2. ASTROS 7TH: CHANEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Edwards struck out; GEIGER BATTED FOR WILSON; Geiger popped to catcher in foul territory; Cedeno flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 2. REDS 7TH: RAY REPLACED GEIGER (PITCHING); Rose grounded out (pitcher to second to first); Tolan singled to center; Perez singled to center [Tolan to third]; Bench walked [Perez to second]; May reached on an error by Watson [Tolan scored (RBI), Perez to third, Bench to second, May to first]; Cline popped to second; Helms grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 3. ASTROS 8TH: Morgan struck out; Wynn grounded out (third to first); Pepitone flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 3. REDS 8TH: Chaney struck out; Nolan flied out to right; Rose walked; Rose was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 3. ASTROS 9TH: Menke flied out to center; Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 0 5 1 7 Reds 3 7 0 10
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